A women injured on the job that is suffering severe back injured has filed a class action suit against Sun Life Disability Insurance company in Canada....
There is a 24 month waiting period after your Social Security Disability benefits are awarded before you get your Medicare coverage. Federal legislation has been introduced to eliminate that waiting period....
There are 2.6 Million social security disability claims pending and the Social Security Administration is taking steps to speed up the 514 day processing period....
Tampa has one of the worst backlogs of denied Social Security Claims waiting for a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge. Social Security Commissioner Astrue and U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite visited the Tampa offices on February 6, 2009 and announced that a new Tampa office was being planned to help reduce the backlog of Social Security Disability cases....
Social Security Commissioner Astrue asks state governors not to lay off or furlough state employees who make the initial and reconsideration level Social Security decisions in state DDS units....
One of the many breakdowns in the Social Security disability claims process is getting your medical records and the government has just issued a new report on how the Social Security Office can improve that process. Getting medical evidence will speed up the handling of Social Security Disability claims....
Tampa has one of the worst back log of Social Security cases in the United States. Newly appointed member of the U.S. House of Representatives Social Security subcommittee, U.S. Representative Ginny Brown-Waite and U.S. Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue will visit the Tampa Bay area in an effort to address this backlog of denied Social Security claims....